Blaze works overtime for women's softball victory

July 12, 2011

Ashley Emery singled and doubled and drove in two runs in leading the Petoskey Blaze to a 4-3 eight-inning victory over ALS Monday in a Petoskey Women’s Softball League game at Bayfront Park’s Ed White Field.In Monday’s second game, Brooke Paige collected three hits including a double as the Petoskey Preadators downed Boyne City Ace Hardware, 11-4.Reilly Philliben doubled and Annie Hansen, Heidi Hicks, Peters and Jenna Wood each singled in the Blaze’s victory over ALS. Peters allowed six hits, struck out six, and walked four for the victory.Kristi Lewis had two hits including a triple for ALS, while Michelle Sysko, Sam Miller, Karly Becker and Heather Gosciak each singled. Casie Parker struck out three and allowed two hits in four innings of relief in taking the loss. ALS starter Stacy Barber-Walker surrendered five hits, struck out one, and walked one over four innings.Katie Doernenburg and Courtney Doernenburg combined on a nine-hitter in the Predators’ victory over Boyne Ace Hardware.Starter and winner Katie Doernenburg started and allowed eight hits while walking one and striking out one over three innings. Courtney Doernenburg worked the final two frames, yielding one hit while striking out two.Tiffany Yarrington tripled and drove in two runs for the Predators, Katie Doernenburg had two hits, Nichole Paige added a two-run single, and April Johnson singled for the winners.Katelyn Lutterbach had three hits including a triple and drove in three runs to lead Boyne Ace Hardware at the plate, while Emma Person singled and tripled, and Alicia Pearce, Kate Stolarski, Katelyn Banner and Hannah Toth also singled.Stolarksi walked one and allowed eight hits in taking the loss.On Friday, Bay Street Orthopaedics swept a pair of men’s league games from J.R. Construction, 11-4 and 14-11.The first game was called after four innings because of the mercy rule, while the nightcap went eight innings.Dave Siegrist, the third Bay Street pitcher, earned the win in the nightcap. He allowed eight runs on nine hits, while striking out three and walking one over 5 1-3 innings. Stan Neff and Jordan Bamberg also pitched for the winners.Dan Wilcox singled and tripled and drove in four runs to lead Bay Street, while Brian Wittenberg added three hits.Also for Bay Street, Dave Jones, Dave Elliott, Dave Woods, Billy Hansen and Wade Leist each had a hit. Woods, Jones and Wittenberg picked up two RBI each.Dave Marr took the loss in relief of Francis Hiar. Marr allowed seven runs on three hits, while striking out three and walking three over four innings. Hiar went four innings, surrendering seven runs on seven hits, while striking out one and walking four.Rick Klungle and Matt Helens each homered for J.R. Construction, while Kevin Plichta had three hits, and Bill Brilley singled and doubled. Marr added a triple, and Eric Fettig and Tracy Piehl each singled. Helens finished with three RBI, while Piehl had two.Elliott homered twice and drove in six runs to lead Bay Street to the game-one victory. Woods tripled, while Wilcox, Jones, Bamberg, Dan Kulman and Hansen each singled.Kulman struck out one, walked six and allowed two hits for the win.For J.R., Plichta and Marr each singled, and Marr finished with three RBI. Marr struck out three and walked four in taking the loss.In men’s league games today, Tuesday, BASES plays J.R. Construction at 7 p.m., followed by a game between Fahrenheit Photography and Bay Street Orthopaedics.In women’s league games scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, BASES plays the Petoskey Predators at 7 p.m., then Boyne Ace Hardware takes on ALS in the nightcap.